Sweet Home Arizona.

After indulging in one too many vodka tonics, let’s just say my night was a whole lot better. I found myself on top of the pool table, dancing to some random song on the jukebox. I knew that I was making a fool out of myself but I really didn’t care.
“Mason get down before you hurt yourself.” I looked down at Garrett and simply rolled my eyes. Nobody around hear knew how to have fun anymore. “Please Mason?”
“GARRETT YOU SHOULD COME UP HERE AND JOIN ME!” Everyone in the bar was now looking at me.
“Mason you’re going to get hurt in a minute, so please get down now.” I shook my head and continued dancing. “I’m not going to ask you again Mason, get off the table.”
“You know Garrett, if you knew how to have fun, Lilly would have never left your ass. She finally found someone who was exciting unlike you!” He looked up at me and threw his stick to the ground. “Did I touch a nerve Garrett?”
“Go to hell Mason.” He stomped out of the bar and now all eyes were definitely on me.
“My gosh, can’t anyone take a fucking joke anymore?” I stumbled off the pool table and was about to take another shot but big, bad John O’Callaghan stopped me.
“What the hell do you want John Cornelius O’Callaghan?” He snatched the drink out of my hand and slammed it on the counter. I was very surprised the glass didn’t break.
“I’m taking you drunk ass home, now let’s go.” He grabbed my upper arm and started leading me out of the bar. “I can’t believe you would make such a fucking fool out of yourself like you just did Mason.” I ripped away from his hand and pushed him away.
“THIS IS AMERICA; I CAN DO WHATEVER THE HELL I WANT! YOU AIN’T MY DADDY OR MY MAMA, SO THE FUCK UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE!” I took my keys out of my bag but they were also snatched out of my hand. “GIVE ME MY KEYS JOHN!” I tried to reach for them but the giraffe kept bringing them higher and higher above his head.
“I’m not going to let you go out and kill yourself or someone else Mason. Now get your skinny little ass in my car right now.” I rolled my eyes and started walking back towards the bar. “For fucks sake Mason!” The next thing I knew, I was being lifted onto his shoulder and then thrown into his truck.
“You can’t treat me this way John; I’m not some whore that you bring home every night.” I could feel the shots I had just ingested slowly rising up in my throat. “John. John, I don’t feel so good.” He rolled his eyes and got into the driver’s side. “John I’m serious.” Before he could say another word, I emptied my stomach all over the floor of the truck. That was unfortunately the last thing I could remember before I blacked out.
I woke up the next morning with the worst headache I’ve had in years. As I was trying to look around, since everything was fuzzy, I noticed that I wasn’t in my bedroom. I was in John’s bedroom, in his bed, and his shirt was covering my body. I really couldn’t remember anything that happened last night and that worried me. Did I sleep with John again? “This can’t be happening to me right now.” I covered my head with the blanket and let out a loud sigh.
“It’s about time you got your drunk ass up.” I quickly removed the covers from my face and saw John standing in front of the bed with just a towel covering his waist. He had water dripping off of his muscles and it was really turning me on.
“Please assure me that we didn’t do anything last night?” He looked over at me and started grinning.
“You know people have always told me that drunk girls were the best in bed. And you know what, they are so true.” You were on fire last night Mason, I barely could keep up.” I was literally on the brink of tears. How could I have cheated on Luke again? “Oh my gosh.” I rested my throbbing head in my hands and started to cry.
“Mason, honey, I was only joking. Do you honestly believe I would take advantage of you like that? After you threw up all over my car, you basically were dead to the world. I didn’t want to bring you back to your parents house because they would be pissed that you were drunk. So I brought you back here, undressed you, and placed you in my bed. Oh and I slept on the couch, you know just in case you thought we slept together.”
“Thanks for telling me the truth John. I really appreciate what you did for Me.”
“You’re welcome Mason.” He got up from the bed and walked over to the closet. “Now go get yourself cleaned up, I’m going to take you back to your parents house.” I simply nodded my head and got out of his bed.
After shedding John’s shirt and putting my own clothes back on, we were on our way to my parent’s house. The only sound that was heard in the small space was Death Cab for Cutie coming out of the speakers. I really wanted to talk to him but I didn’t know what to talk about.
“We’re here.” I looked out the window and saw that he was right.
“Yeah I guess we are. Um thanks for helping me out last night John, I really appreciate It.”
“It was no problem Mason. You used to take care of me when I was like that so I figured I would do the same.”
“Thank you John.” He turned and smiled.
“Have a nice day Mason.” I got out of the car and watched as he drove away. I couldn’t help but walk into the house smiling.
“Mason Lauren King, where on earth have you been?” My smiled disappeared as soon as I heard my mother’s voice.
“I stayed at John’s last night.” She placed her hand on her hips and cocked it to the side; she was definitely pissed.
“Why on earth were you at John’s house? Wait; don’t answer that because I probably know the answer.” I rolled my eyes at her response and sat down on the stairs. “I can’t believe you are getting messed up with John again. Did you not learn your lesson the first time around Mason?”
“Mom, John and I didn’t do anything last night. I got drunk okay and he took me to his house. We didn’t even sleep in the same bed. John isn’t the type of guy you think he is. I thought you liked John, what the hell happened to that?”
“Mason, you have something great going for you right now. You have a loving, successful fiancé waiting for you back in New York. John knows that he can get you back and that’s what he’s trying to do. Please don’t fall back into his trap again.”
“Mom I would never go back with John. That ship has sailed and it’s far gone from me. Luke is the love of my life and he’s my one and only.”
“I sure hope so Mason.” She wasn’t the only one!